James White was a rugby union player who played for the Springboks. Born in Queenstown, he was educated at Queen's College where he played for the school's 1st XV Rugby team.
Biography At the age of 20 in 1931, he was called up to play for the Springboks making him the 217th Springbok and the 2nd of his school to play for the Springboks. He played his first test match on December 5, against at St. Helens, Swansea where they won the match 8–3. He played and started on all his 10 test matches and has a total of 10 points (2 tries and a drop goal). His last match for South Africa was on September 4, 1937, against at Lancaster Park, Christchurch where they won the match 13–6.
Following his career White served in the Second World War as a member of the 6th Armoured Division.
He died on July 3, 1997, at Johannesburg aged 86.
Test history No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Points Dates Venue 1. 8–3 Centre 5 Dec 1931 St. Helen's, Swansea 2. 17–3 Centre 8 Jul 1933 Newlands, Cape Town 3. 6–21 Centre 22 Jul 1933 Kingsmead, Durban 4. 12–3 Centre 12 Aug 1933 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 5. 11–0 Wing 3 (1 try) 26 Aug 1933Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth 6. 4–15 Fullback 2 Sep 1933 Springbok Park, Bloemfontein 7. 9–5 Centre 26 Jun 1937 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 8. 26–17 Centre 3 (1 try) 17 Jul 1937 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 9. 7–13 Centre 4 (1 drop) 14 Aug 1937 Athletic Park, Wellington10. 13–6 Centre 4 Sep 1937 Lancaster Park, Christchurch Legend: try (3 pts); pen = penalty (3 pts.); conv = conversion (2 pts.), drop = drop kick (4 pts.).
See also List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 217
References
External links Jimmy White international stats